{"id":53163,"date":"2019-07-31T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=53163"},"modified":"2019-07-31T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:00:32","slug":"centos-6-eol-cloudlinux-6-os-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/products\/centos-6-eol-cloudlinux-6-os-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"CentOS 6 EOL, CloudLinux 6 OS, and you!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We have an ongoing cPanel Forums thread answering questions around this announcement. Please go give it a read!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today we\u00a0announced a new partnership<\/a>\u00a0with our friends over at CloudLinux. If you\u2019re gearing up to migrate from CentOS 6 to CentOS 7 (and again from CentOS 7 to CentOS 8 in a few years), you can now consider another option!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cPanel & WHM Version 86: The last version to support CentOS 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are planning on carrying support for CentOS 6 until the next\u00a0LTS<\/a>\u00a0version of cPanel & WHM, Version 86. Only one version of cPanel & WHM enters the LTS tier each year and is supported until March 31st the following year. In this case, Version 86 will be 2020\u2019s LTS version and will be supported by us until March 31st, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those users that prefer to only upgrade their servers once per year, LTS may be the choice for you. LTS builds receive security and other critical updates, as well as standard EasyApache 4, PHP, Site Software, and other cPanel & WHM components throughout the life span of the LTS version. Essentially, if a server owner prefers to remain on one version of cPanel & WHM for a more extended period, the LTS version has the same benefits of our other tiered versions coupled with long term support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CloudLinux OS 6 Support extended to 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CentOS 6 will reach end of life in November of 2020, and that means no more security patches or bug fixes. To help customers who are currently using cPanel & WHM on a CentOS 6 server, we have teamed up with the CloudLinux team to extend the life of CloudLinux OS 6. Anyone hoping to delay the inevitable migration can purchase a CloudLinux license and install the hybrid kernel provided by CloudLinux. You\u2019ll also be able to take advantage of all of the\u00a0additional benefits of CloudLinux<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q & A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a couple of questions that have already come up, so we thought we\u2019d answer those here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n